Team Staff

Chris is an entrepreneur at heart. Along with being a member of the Mississippi Sea Wolves, Chris is a founding member of Prestan Products LLC, a premier manufacturer and supplier of CPR Manikins and other medical training devices. Chris owns two flooring stores, two Christmas Light Parks, a shuttle service and is involved in three other FPHL franchises. He sits on the boards of two nonprofits as well.

Charlie played Major Junior for both Patrick Roy and Pascal Vincent. Pens has worked for Robby Glantz (Power Skating Coach, LA Kings) and trained with Mark Ciaccio (Skills Coach, NY Rangers) for multiple off-seasons, picking up training experience and player development skills. Pens has over 300 professional games as a player/GM and Coach. He hung his skates up after the 2022-2023 season, as Captain of the Watertown Wolves, to pursue coaching and hockey development career.

Nate brings a wealth of experience in professional sports to Mississippi. His impressive track record includes spending time with the Adirondack Redwings of the AHL in 1999 and the Adirondack IceHawks in the early 2000s. He dedicated six years to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, where he served as Director of Sales before advancing to the role of Vice President of Corporate Sponsorships. In 2015, Nate joined the Tampa Bay Rays of MLB to manage Corporate Partnerships, later returning home in 2018 as the Director of Corporate Partnerships for the ECHL Adirondack Thunder, an affiliate of the New Jersey Devils.

Devin began his broadcast career in high school as the play-by-play voice for football, hockey and basketball in East Longmeadow, MA. Devin earned a degree in marketing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he served as the Sports Director at 91.1 WMUA, spearheading broadcasts and podcast production for UMass Hockey and Men's Basketball. Devin spent the past four summers calling collegiate baseball with the Valley Blue Sox of the NECBL and the Cape Cod Baseball League's Harwich Mariners. Last season, Devin made his professional debut as the voice of the Dashers Hockey Club.

Lanie is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where she earned her BBA in Marketing with a focus in Integrated Digital Marketing. She brings a strong background in promotions, game day operations, and community engagement, along with a passion for connecting fans with unforgettable experiences.

Born in Rochester, NY, Brett is a former pro hockey player turned strength coach with over 5 years of athletic training experience. He is ISSA certified in Personal Training, Sports Performance, and Strength Coaching, and is the owner of Riley’s Sports Performance LLC.

A native of Russia, Dr. Karpitskaya came to the United States at the age of 14, graduated as valedictorian in high school and Summa Cum Laude in college and then continued her education at Washington University in St. Louis, where she obtained her medical degree. She went on to complete her orthopaedic surgery residency at UCLA and also served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Karpitskaya joined Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists in 2011 and is the official team doctor for the Biloxi Breakers Hockey team. Double board certified in sports medicine and general orthopaedics and 16 Ironman races under her belt, she has firsthand knowledge of injury and prevention. Some of the more common conditions Dr. Karpitskaya sees and surgeries she performs include hip, knee and shoulder replacements; shoulder, knee and ankle arthroscopic surgeries; ACL and other ligament reconstruction, rotator cuff repairs; tennis and golfer’s elbow; bicep/tricep tendon repair; carpal and cubital tunnel surgery; thumb arthritis; trigger finger; and adult and pediatric fracture repair, among other procedures. She is accepting new patients and sees patients in both the Biloxi and Gautier offices.